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Jackson
‘Hold People Accountable’: Why Mississippi Courts Must Now Produce Public Defense Plans
Feature
Why a Prison Town That Voted for Trump Is Fighting an Immigration Detention Facility
Closing Argument
How ‘Coercive Control’ Is Expanding Domestic Abuse Laws in Several States
Life Inside
June 27
Why I Blew the Whistle on Extreme Confinement on Rikers Island
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
By
Justyna Rzewinski
St. Louis
June 26
Judges in Missouri Can Levy Death if Juries Deadlock. Some Say the Law Is Unconstitutional.
Missouri is one of two states where a judge can hand down death when juries cannot agree unanimously on a sentence.
By
Katie Moore
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Second Trump administration
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration
ICE
Immigration Detention
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Deportation
Cleveland
June 23
How Ohio Prison Staff Open and Read Confidential Legal Mail
An anti-drug smuggling policy has slowed the delivery of time-sensitive court documents as prison staff read letters protected by attorney-client privilege.
By
Doug Livingston
Closing Argument
June 21
These States Are Debating Castration for Sex Crimes. Experts Call It Cruel and Pointless.
Critics say there’s no evidence that castration prevents future sex offenses. Yet several states are weighing such measures.
By
Wilbert L. Cooper
Analysis
June 20
He Spent Years in Federal Prisons. Now He’s Helping to Lead Them.
The Bureau of Prisons’ new deputy director’s past incarceration has drawn outrage from some officers — and support from people still inside.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Analysis
June 17
A North Carolina County Wanted New Court to Stem Its Opioid Crisis. Then Came Trump’s Cuts.
As the Justice Department slashes funding to programs across the U.S., Wilkes County’s planned recovery court was halted before it started.
By
Geoff Hing
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Trump visits immigration detention site in the Florida Everglades
Jury in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial Reaches Verdict on All Counts but Racketeering Conspiracy
10 Years After Charleston Church Shooting, Gun Laws Are Looser
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in L.A. Upends Everyday Life for Latinos
Texas murder case raises questions about fetal personhood
After 37 Years, Brooklyn Man Finally Exonerated for a Murder He Says He Didn’t Commit
Internal communications reveal Vermont prisons’ frustrations working with ICE
Alabama death row inmate convicted in murder-for-hire granted retrial after 3 decades
How laws meant to protect children help police evade scrutiny
Opinion
Opinion
Ellingburg v. United States Brief: Criminal Restitution Counts as Criminal Punishment
Opinion
Sentencing Law and Policy: Quick recap of US Supreme Court's major criminal justice opinions for OT 2024
Trump Vowed to Dismantle MS-13. His Deal With Bukele Threatens That Effort.
Moonlighting Midland Prosecutor Means Freedom for Samuel Sanchez
Actually, Murder Clearance Rates Probably Rose A Good Bit In 2024
The first rule in Trump’s Washington: Don’t write anything down
Q&A
June 16
Have We Been Wrong About ‘Psychopaths’?
In a new book, Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen questions how courts and prisons use psychopathy diagnoses — and whether they should at all.
By
Maurice Chammah
Closing Argument
June 14
The Feds Are Offering Migrants Cash to Self-Deport. Lawyers Call These Incentives Misleading.
The government’s offer to pay a stipend, waive fees, and let people return legally to the U.S. go against current law and court practices, immigration lawyers say.
By
Jamiles Lartey
and
Shannon Heffernan
Jackson
June 12
From Budget Chaos to Public Defenders: Mississippi Poised to Fund ‘Day 1’ Experiment
Indigent felony defendants in many counties have lacked court-appointed lawyers before indictment, even while they sat in jails for weeks or months.
By
Caleb Bedillion
Cleveland
June 12
Cuyahoga Deputy Who Shot at Two Teens Was Deemed Unfit for Suburban Force
Deputy Isen Vajusi struggled with confidence, stress and field training before being forced out of the suburbs. He’s now on the sheriff’s downtown safety patrol.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project, and
Tara Morgan
, News 5 Cleveland